JAL selects 737s for Okinawa expansion
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Japan Airlines has purchased several new Boeing 737 aircraft, to be based in Okinawa.
The airline’s Naha-based subsidiary, Japan Transocean Air (JTA), has placed the order for 12 new B737-800 airplanes, valued at US$1.1 billion at list prices. The airline said the deal would mark the start of its fleet renewal programme, with the new aircraft due to enter into service from 2016.
“JTA has been the wings of Okinawa for almost 50 years,” said Manabu Sato, president of JTA and executive officer at JAL. “The… 737-800, with its greater reliability, superior economic and environmental performance, and passenger-pleasing Boeing Sky Interior will allow us to continue to provide the highest levels of service, comfort and convenience to the people of Okinawa.”
JTA currently operates a fleet of B737-400 aircraft on domestic routes linking Okinawa with major Japanese cities, and other islands within the Okinawa archipelago.
The new B737-800s will be configured with 165 seats in a two-cabin layout.
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